Students suffer from freezing temperatures

Low school temperatures force students to layer up

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Students layered up with blankets and jackets to stay warm. “The only way I can stay toasty is if I bring a blanket to school,” senior Rachel Struck said. Classes around school brace for the even lower temperatures soon to come.

Blankets and jackets appear as a popular fashion accessory around school as temperatures begin to decrease.

“The low school temperatures distract me from my learning,” senior Megan Constantine said. “I keep a blanket in my locker because it’s so cold.”

When the school was first built, the walls weren’t built to the ceiling, so the heating and cooling was difficult to control, according to Environmental Science teacher Brygida Deriemaker.

“I usually prefer cold over hot, but it’s too cold in here,” Deriemaker said. “I always bring an extra sweater because my class is so cold.”

After a long period of the school’s unsettled open structure, the walls were fixed, but the circulation patterns are still off.

“I would love for it to be fixed, but I don’t think it’s going to happen,” Deriemaker said.

Custodians around the school attempt to fix the temperatures, but are unable to because of the building’s age and structure, according to Principal Nanette Chesney.

“The airflow can’t really be adjusted,” Chesney said. “I  actually keep a blanket on my chair in my office and wrap up in it when I work.”